Firozpur, May 24 -- Four people were arrested after the Punjab Police recovered 28.12 kg heroin along with Rs 9.5 lakh, alleged drug money, in Firozpur's Guruharsahai, an official said on Sunday.

The arrests occured as the Counter-Intelligence wing of Punjab Police busted a cross-border drug smuggling module.

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, in a post on X, stated that preliminary investigation revealed that the module had links with "foreign-based smugglers and handlers". They tasked the accused with retrieving and distributing narcotics consignment within India.

He added that further investigation is underway to establish the linkages and dismantle the entire network. The Punjab Police further reaffirmed committment to ...